New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-24
BOTH STEAMERS IN PORT,
THE BRlTANNIC AND CELTIC BROUGHT UP
THE LISTS OF KILLED AND woUNDED-No MORE
WILL DIE


THE LISTS OF KILLED AND woUNDED-No MORE
WILL DIE
Exhaustive inquiry at the Offices aud pier Of the
White Star Company, at Castle Garden and among
the passengers on the steamships Celtic and Britain
nic confirms the report published in THE TRIBUNE
yesterday morning that not more than four per-
killed In the collision of those two yes-
sells $50 miles east of Sandy Hook last Thursday
Notwithstanding the fact that nearly sixty hours
intervened between the time that the accident oc-
CURED and the hour that the two damaged boats
dropped their anchors OFF Sandy Hook, neither
the officers nor passengers had been able
to secure positive information to how many
were missing. The consequence was that num-
Der Of wild rnmors were circulated placing the loss
of life at from three to twelve. The lowest esti-
mate was, Of course. put forth by the White star
officials, but so many of the Britannicr passengers
insisted that they had seen bodies floating about in
the broken fourth compartment. that it did not
seem unlikely that the larger number mentioned
was correct.
The panic which seized the steerage passengers
when the boats came together is largely
accountable for the exaggerated reports
as for the time everybody seems
to have lost all thought of every one
else and to have looked out solely for himself
Nothing like an accurate idea could then be OBJ
tanned of those who were transferred from the
Britannia to the Celtic and many of those who
were taken 6tf the former boat were thought 10 DO
among the dead by their friends who remained be-
hind. The purser of the Celtic W; s thoughtful
enough to make list of the people who were
brought to his boat from the Britannia, and it was
not until this compared with the steerage list
that the actual number and names of the dead
were known. They were:
GREEN ALcH, JAMEs age about thirty-fve. of Morris
N II IA 10 have Deau "A mir nd
was going to Ireland with his wife, Was struck by
JOHNSON ADAM age about thirty. home and occupation
unknown Face badly mutlated BY the flying scraps
ROBINSON. JANE, age thirteen, Of Fall River Mass sho
was standing with her mother and brother at tho
and frightfuly mutilated by the heavy iron
plates. Her head was completely severed from her
TUNBERG. JAMES age twenty-eght Of Jersey City Co
ing to ireland with his wife. Was caugut between
two iron plates and literally cut in two
| The bodies of all those killed were encased in
canvas sacks and were buried at sea on the night
of the accident Captain Perry, of the Britannia,
read the Anglican burial service. Mrs. Robinson
begged the officers to allow her to bring the body
of her little daughter ashore for burial and even
| offered them a money consideration If they would
do so; but they refused, on the ground that they
| had no appliances for preventing decomposition.
Only few Of the passengers were present when
| the funeral services were read. and 1t partly
secrecy
tested by the officers in disPosing Of the bodies
| that the stories got in circulation that more were
killed. and that an attempt was being made to con-
| ceal the actual plumber.
The whole number injured, as far as could
be ascertaned yesterday. IL fifteen, and In no case
are their wounds likely to prove fatal All of them
speak highly Of the manner in which they were
treated on the steamship and are especial grateful
to Mrs. Bruce, the stew ardess OF the Brtannic, for
her kind attentions The names of the injured
with the nature OF their wounds arc
BURKE JOHN age thirty. of Illinois, Was in the water
in flooded compartment. Suffering from slight bruises
BusSs, PArNlcK, age forty, Of County Mayo, Ireland
Right leg fractured and ribs crushed Is at st. Vim
DoSoMtR MIcH1Er- of Ireland, age thrty-hve. Thigh
bruised and hands cut Is at Miners Arms
limbs injured Taken from st. vincents Hospital.
GRIFrTS, MARIA age twenty:seven. OF southport, Eng
land. Face lacerated ana limbs bruised
First and sccpnd fingers q left hand SO badly crushed
as to require ampuation
leg fractured and hip joints disiocated At St vn-
MooSEr, ROSE age thrtytwo, of County Meath Ireland
| Back, face and leg injured. Is at Miners Arms.
RIcKErrs DAVID age thirtyseven OF Chicago Left eye
Injured and back bruised Is at Atlantic Hotel,
RopISsoS. GEORGE ARTHUR age thirteen OF Fall River
| Mass Face cut and bruised. Brother OF Jane
Robinson, who was killed. Is at Temperance Hall,
SAWYER, WILLIAM, age sixty-three, of St Louis No.
Thigh Ssoesed IL is M St y ynGsns, M0sP al ooso
compartment and is suffering from bruises, shock and
exposure.
ton, Mass. Knee-cap nareI and boIy bruised.
WILLIAMS, JANE. age ny, of Fall River, Mass. Right
wREs, : mIIAM HEyRr, age twenty-three. Of Camden.
| n j. Arms and leg cut and head badly bruised.
The injured people all dong well, and Will
probly all recover, DR.. Reilly, the house surgeon
at ST. Vincent's Hospital, where the badly injured
people wer taken. was kept pretty busy YESTERDAY.
The man most seriously injured is William Lalor,
of st. Louis. Ii was Thought at first that he woud
die: but Yesterday afternoon he sank iuto re-
~. .laa ttr.f thn llF
Reilly is confident that he will recover though his
sixty-fve years tell against him. his chief regret,
as expressed to the DOCTOR is that he will not DO
able TO see Ireland again before he dies. Patrick
Burke, who had his right leg fractured and h,s
ribs crushed. is also In a fair way to
IA quick recovery: Rose Mooney h3d re- re-
GENTLY YESTERDAY TO leave the hospital.
The Celtic which had been laying alongside tho
Britannia. little to the eastward OF the Scotland
Lightship since l o'clock Sunday morning, hove
anchor at daylight yesterday morning aud started
for the city. She crossed the bar safely at OBI
a NJ and reached her pier at o O'clock, after hav-
ing stopped short time near Quarantine TO trans
fer her steerage passengers 10 the Castle Garden
tender There were 765 of them, and when they
finally set their feet on land, they gave vent to
their Joy by cheers, and made the wating-roon OF
the Garden resound with the notes OF irish pipes,
accOrdlons and singing -
The water IN tho damaged compartment of tho
Britannia increased her draught SO much that iG
was impossible to bring her over the bar during the
day. The wrecking steamer l. j. Merritt, when
had been sent tn her assistance early on sunday
morning, kept pumps working lncessantly until 10
ward sunset yesterday, and hnally succeeded III
getting most OF the water out on tne me hoid MAT,
side 10 prevent any more water from getting INTO
the damaged compartment The cargo III that Sec
tion of the ship was mostly wheat anu large part
was jettisoned little before O'Clock the anchor
was weighed and with the assistance of tugs the
disabled vessel started for port crossing the bar at
1880 p m.